Stephanispa cohici


Stephanispa cohici is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Caledonia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6.4 mm. They are pale testaceous to pitchy black. The head is pale with a pitchy stripe and a more blackish stripe. The antennae are ochraceous, but dark reddish brown on the last three segments above and last four beneath. The prothorax is pale, with a pitchy black median stripe and a more blackish stripe along the side. The elytra are ochraceous, with the discal carinae pale testaceous, and with three pitchy black stripes.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species.